The Surprising Resilience of Samsung - July 31, 2017 Issue

July 31, 2017 Issue

Summer of Samsung: A Corruption Scandal, a Political Firestorm—and a Record Profit

Summer of Samsung: A Corruption Scandal, a Political Firestorm—and a Record Profit

By Brad Stone, Sam Kim and Ian King

Remarks

Remarks

What This Gridlocked Congress Needs Is ... a Vacation

By Peter Coy

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How to Make Lawsuits Work for Consumers

By The Editors

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Business

Business

Chinese Fashion Has an Image Problem

By Bloomberg News

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Who Gets to Sell Cigarettes Without Taxes?

By David Voreacos and Andrew Martin

Who Gets to Sell Cigarettes Without Taxes?

The Supreme Court Delivers a Blow to Plaintiff Paradise

By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Jef Feeley

The Supreme Court Delivers a Blow to Plaintiff Paradise

Technology

Technology

NASA Has a Way to Cut Your Flight Time in Half

By Thomas Black

Artist’s concept of a possible Low Boom Flight Demonstration Quiet Supersonic Transport (QueSST) X-plane design.

As ESPN Falters, Sports Startup Chases Fans Tired of ‘Old Fluff’

By Joshua Brustein

Tampa Bay Rays v Chicago Cubs

This Tech Startup’s Youngest Founder Is 75

By Sarah McBride

This Tech Startup’s Youngest Founder Is 75

This Spray Can Make Your Wall a Touchpad

By Michael Belfiore

This Spray Can Make Your Wall a Touchpad

Finance

Finance

Black Executives Are Losing Ground at Some Big Banks

By Max Abelson and Jordyn Holman

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What’s Boosting the World’s Best-Performing Stock?

By Zoltan Simon

What’s Boosting the World’s Best-Performing Stock?

Your Robo-Adviser May Have a Conflict of Interest

By Hugh Son

Your Robo-Adviser May Have a Conflict of Interest

Economics

Economics

Dead Bodies Start Piling Up as Fuel Theft Booms in Mexico

By Amy Stillman

A blockade on the Puebla-Orizaba highway to protest a May 3 roundup of suspected gasoline thieves.

South Australia Initiates a Range of Offbeat Policies

By Jason Scott

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Here’s Why Yellen’s Fed Cares About America’s Opioid Epidemic

By Jeanna Smialek

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Inflation Hits Record Low in Market Darling India

By Anirban Nag and Archana Chaudhary

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Politics

Politics

Germany and Turkey Are at a Breaking Point

By Chad Thomas and Rainer Buergin

Merkel greets Erdogan at the G-20 summit meeting in Hamburg on July 7.

With or Without Obamacare, Health-Care Costs Are Battering the Middle Class

By John Tozzi

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Trump Is Reneging on His Promise to the Midwest, Biofuel Industry Says

By Mario Parker

Trump Is Reneging on His Promise to the Midwest, Biofuel Industry Says

Features

Features

Summer of Samsung: A Corruption Scandal, a Political Firestorm—and a Record Profit

By Brad Stone, Sam Kim and Ian King

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The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso

By Kit Chellel and Matthew Campbell

The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso

Pursuits

Pursuits

Saving Elephants, One Unforgettable Vacation at a Time

By Nikki Ekstein

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The Sleepy Loafer Finds a Moment in the Sun

By Troy Patterson

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It’s a Showdown of Five-Star Megahotels in the City of London

By Nikki Ekstein

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This One Man Colored the 1980s in Pastel

By James Tarmy

USA - Ettore Sottsass LACMA Exhibition

This Kitchen Knife Is Both Functional and Frameworthy

By Ami Kealoha

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The Economist Who Wants to Put Refugees to Work

By Arianne Cohen

The Economist Who Wants to Put Refugees to Work